Looking for an author or illustrator to speak at your school or conference? Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi are home to dozens of children's book professionals who are available for events around the region, the country, and the world.

School and conference visits often take two or three days of working time from writers and illustrators, which is why most charge for such appearances. Please contact the individuals listed below for their rates and availability.

Southern Breezers: if you are a current full member of SCBWI who would like to be listed, please send a list of your titles (up to ten titles), your suggested audience, and contact information to Webmaster David Green.

Rick Anderson
Books:
M is for Magnolia; a Mississippi Alphabet (Publisher- Sleeping Bear Press)
Mississippi 2 Mississippi; a Mississippi Number Book (Publisher- Sleeping Bear Press)
N is for Natural State; an Arkansas Alphaber (Publisher- Sleeping Bear Press)
P is for Passport; a World Alphabet (Publisher- Sleeping Bear Press)
Suggested Audiences:
Web Site: www.rickandersonart.com

Hester Bass
Books:
So Many Houses (Scholastic Library, 2006)
Suggested Audiences: Children ages 4-8; Writing Conferences
Web Site: www.hesterbass.com

Robyn Hood Black
Books:
Sir Mike (Scholastic Children's Press, 2005)
WOLVES, Intervisual Books, 2008
Suggested Audiences: All ages, K-adult
Web Site: www.robynhoodblack.com

Pat Brannon
Books:
Filthy Farley O'Charlie McBarley (PublishAmeria 2007)
Suggested Audiences: All ages, K-adult (schools, libraries, special events)
Web Site: www.patbrannon.com

Joan Broerman
Books:
Weekend Getaways in Alabama (Pelican, 2000)
Suggested Audiences: All ages; schools, libraries, conferences
Web Site: www.joan-broerman.com

Margarette Burnette
Books:
Chipper Kids: Counting in the Crazy Garden (JenPrint, 2008)
Suggested Audiences: Ages 3-7
Web Site: www.chipperkids.com

Deanna Calvert
Books:
Feeding the Gulls (Scholastic Library, 2004)- also available in Spanish
Shadows (Scholastic Library, 2004) - also available in Spanish
Tall Tales of the United States
Sketches of Life
Suggested Audience: Children ages 4-8; School visits, Writing Conferences
Web Sites: www.deanna.calvert@gmail.com

Patricia Cruzan
Books:
Max Does It Again
Molly's Mischievous Dog
Tall Tales of the United States
Sketches of Life
Suggested Audience: All ages
Web Sites: www.pats-childrens-books.com
www.authors-illustr-source.com

Mary Cunningham
Books:
Cynthia's Attic: The Missing Locket
Cynthia's Attic: The Magic Medallion (Dec. 2006)
Suggested Audience: Children 8-12, grandparents of all ages.
Book clubs, writing conferences, school visits, library programs
Web Site: www.marycunninghambooks.com

Anne Chancey Dalton
Books:
Massacre Island (Black Swans Books, 2002)
Simon Sails to La Louisiane (Black Swans Books, 2002)
Dream Ghost (Black Swans Books, 2008)
Suggested Audiences: All ages; schools, libraries, conferences
Web Site: www.annechanceydalton.com

Elizabeth O. Dulemba
Books:
The Prince's Diary (Shen's Books, 2005)
Glitter Girl and the Crazy Cheese (MacAdam/Cage, 2006)
Haley and the Big Blast (Foundation for Girls, 2006)
Paco and the Giant Chile Plant (Raven Tree Press, 2008)
Suggested Audiences: Grade K-12, adults and conferences
Web Site: www.dulemba.com

Gladys "Nyagus" Gikiri
Books:
My book series is titled: My Malaika
I have authored 2 books in the series.
Book1: Safari Adventure to Kenya
Book2: Safari Adventure Something Rotten (Dial Books, 2007)
Suggested Audiences: Suggested Audience: Age 4-8, specialized in teaching kids about Africa and telling African folk stories, crafts and games. For all ages: schools, libraries, conferences.
Web Site: www.mymalaika.com

Alan Gratz
Books:
Samurai Shortstop (Dial Books, 2006)
Something Rotten (Dial Books, 2007)
Suggested Audiences: Young adults 12 and up; Writing Conferences
Web Site: www.alangratz.com

Peter Huggins
Books:
Trosclair and the Alligator (Star Bright Books, 2006)
In the Company of Owls (NewSouth Books, Forthcoming)
Suggested Audiences: School visits for grades K-6; Writing Conferences
Email: huggipm@auburn.edu

Mauriel P. Joslyn
Books:
Shenandoah Autumn (White Mane, 1998)
Suggested Audiences: Middle and High Schools; Writing Conferences
E-mail: Maurielj@aol.com

Gail Langer Karwoski
Books:
River Beds; Sleeping in the World's Rivers (Sylvan Dell: 2008)
Julie the Rockhound (Sylvan Dell: 2007)
Tsunami: The True Story of an April Fool's Day Disaster (Darby Creek: 2006)
Water Beds; Sleeping in the Ocean (Sylvan Dell: 2005)
Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906 (Peachtree: 2004)
Miracle: The True Story of the Wreck of the Sea Venture (Darby Creek: 2004)
Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier (Peachtree: 2001)
Seaman, the Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis and Clark (Peachtree: 1999)
The Tree that Owns Itself, and Other Adventure Tales from Georgia's Past (Peachtree; 1996)
Suggested Audiences: Grades K-8 and libraries
Web Site: www.gailkarwoski.com

Jo S. Kittinger
Books:
The House on Dirty Third Street (Peachtree Publishers, TBA)
George Washington Carver (Children's Press, 2005)
Jane Goodall (Children's Press, 2005)
When I Grow Up (Children's Press, 2004)
A Lunch With Punch (Children's Press, 2003)
Un Almuero Con Pnche (Children's Press, 2005)
Moving Day (Children's Press, 2003)
Going to the Beach (Children's Press, 2002)
A Look at Rocks: From Coal to Kimberlite (Franklin Watts Pub., 1997)
The Joy of Cats (Meadowbrook Press, Inc. 1999)
Suggested Audiences: All ages, students or adults
Web Site: www.jokittinger.com

Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
Books:
The Origami Master (Albert Whitman, 2008)
Searching for Sasquatch (Sasquatch Books, 2007)
The Decoy (Mitten Press, 2007)
Broken Beaks (Michelle Anderson Publishing, 2003)
A Haunted Picture Book (Atheneum, forthcoming)
The Night of the Living Pop-Up Monsters (Candlewick, forthcoming)
What the Wind and the Rain Told Tom (Lee & Low, forthcoming)
Suggested Audiences: All ages, K-adult; Writing Conferences
Web Site: www.NathanielLachenmeyer.com

Donna Kristine Manley
Books:
Resumes for Children - 17 Years Old and Under (Christiana Press, 2006)
Suggested Audience: Children 6 years to 17 years of age
Web Site: www.resumesforchildren.com

Pamela Bauer Mueller
Books:
The Kiska Trilogy
The Bumpedy Road
Rain City Cats
Eight Paws to Georgia
Hello, Goodbye, I Love You: The Story of Aloha, A Guide Dog for the Blind
Neptune’s Honor: A Story of Loyalty and Love
An Angry Drum Echoed: Mary Musgrove, Queen of the Creeks
Suggested Audiences: Suggested Audiences: Children, school visits for grades 2-12, library programs, writers' conferences, historical societies and civic groups.
Web Site: www.pinatapub.com

Daniel Powers
Books:
Take the Lead, George Washington (Philomel Books, 2005)
The Money Bag (Rigby, 2002)
Toil in the Soil (Millbrook Press, 2001)
Breakfast Time (Mondo Publishing, 2000)
The Wise Woman and the Sky (Rigby, 2000)
Dear Katie, The Volcano Is a Girl (Hyperion Press, 1998)
Henrietta (Rocky River Publishers, 1998)
Jiro’s Pearl (Candlewick Press, 1997)
From the Land of the White Birch (River Road Publications, 1997)
Tuti, Blue Horse and the Nipnope Man (Albert Whitman & Co, 1993)
Suggested Audiences: Story-making programs for kids, K-12; Programs on careers in the arts, 9 - college; Programs on the question of visual literacy and picture books, adults with an interest in childhood development, children's literature, or writers and/or illustrators of picture books
Web Site: www.powers-studio.com

Mary Ann Rodman
Books:
Yankee Girl (FSG, 2004)
My Best Friend (Viking, 2005)
First Grade Stinks! (Peachtree, 2006)
Suggested Audiences: Children ages 3-12; Writing Conferences
Web Site: www.maryannrodman.com

Chris Rumble
Books:
The Adventures of Uncle Stinky: The Good, the Bad and the Smelly (Tricycle Press, 2004)
The Adventures of Uncle Stinky: Stink Trek (Tricycle Press, 2004)
The Adventures of Uncle Stinky: Moby Stink (Tricycle Press, 2005)
Suggested Audiences: All ages, Specializing in High-Energy Reading Rallies for Elementary Schools
Web Site: www.chrisrumble.com

Lola M. Schaefer
Books:
What’s That, Mittens? (HarperCollins, I Can Read, May 2008
Look Behind! Tales of Animal Ends (Greenwillow HPC, March 2008)
Frankie Stein (Marshall Cavendish, Fall 2007)
Follow Me Mittens (HarperCollins I Can Read, 2007)
An Island Grows (Greenwillow HPC, 2007)
Toolbox Twins (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2006)
Mittens (HarperCollins, I Can Read, 2006, paperback, 2007)
Loose Tooth (HarperCollins, I Can Read, 2004)
Arrowhawk (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers) 2004
Pick, Pull, Snap! Where Once a Flower Bloomed (Greenwillow HPC, 2003)
What’s Up, What’s Down? (Greenwillow HPC, 2002)
Suggested Audiences: Children ages 4-14, schools, libraries, educational and writing conferences
Web Site: www.lolaschaefer.com

Diane Z. Shore
Books: This Is the Game – (HarperCollins, 2009)
This Is the Feast - (HarperCollins, 2008)
This Is the Dream - (HarperCollins, 2006) A 2007 Simon Wiesenthal Honor Book
Look Both Ways: A Cautionary Tale – (Bloomsbury, 2005) Also available in German and French
Rosa Loves to Read – (Scholastic, 2004) Also available in Spanish
Bus-A-Saurus Bop – (Bloomsbury, 2003) Winner of the 2004 Children’s Choice Award
Suggested Audiences: School and Library Visits: Pre-K - 6th Grade, Writing Workshops – All Ages, Teaching and Reading Conferences
Web Site: www.dianezshore.com & www.authorsillustrators.com & www.AuthorsInSchools.com

Susan Rosson Spain
Books:
The Deep Cut (2006)
Suggested Audiences: Middle schools, high schools, writers' conferences, writers' retreats
Web Site: www.susanspain.com

Bettye Stroud
Books:
Down Home at Miss Dessa's (1996)
Dance Y'all (2001)
The Leaving (2001)
Pathwork Path, A Quilt Map To Freedom (2005)
Reconstruction: Success and Failure (2007)
Suggested Audiences: Children, ages 5 - 10, School Visits, Library Programs, Writing Conferences, Instructor, Writing Classes
Web Site: www.bettyestroud.com

Mary Ann Taylor
Books:
Spies (OnStage Publishing 2006)
Traitors (OnStage Publishing 2006)
Heroes (OnStage Publishing 2007)
Suggested Audiences: all ages, schools, libraries, conferences
Web Site: www.maryanntaylor.com